Duck, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Duck, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Duck
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Braxton and Clay
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:801
Coordinates:38.5833°N -80.9367°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:25063
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1538393

Duck is an unincorporated community along the border of Braxton and Clay counties in West Virginia, United States. Duck is 11.5miles northeast of Clay. Duck has a post office with ZIP code 25063.[1]

The origin of the name "Duck" is obscure.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=25063&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. https://web.archive.org/web/20180214100704/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=146. dead. 2018-02-14. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 141–142.